Troy Price Horseshoeing School believes in Forging Excellence...For Your Success as a farrier, horse owner, veterinarian, or trainer. For whatever aspect of the horse industry you are involved with, the goal at our school is to build upon the basics and demand a high standard of excellence as students forge a new path in their lives. The owner/instructor, Troy Price, has the ability to adapt his t
eaching as needed to explain and demonstrate horseshoeing principles in a manner that anyone can understand. The school offers courses from a 2-week Trim Course to a 36-week Journeyman Horseshoeing Course and are listed below. Trim Course - 2 weeks - This two-week-long course is intended for individuals who want to be able to perform some beginning horseshoeing skills on their own horses. The student will learn to how to pull and level shoes, trim horses with a level balanced foot, tighten a nail, and nail a shoe back on that has come off or is loose. Beginner Horseshoeing Course - 6 weeks - This six-week-long course is intended for the person who want to trim and shoe their own horses. In this course, the students learn basic anatomy and physiology of the equine. They will learn how to trim and balance hooves, and also how to shape, nail, and clench shoes. Some beginning forge work will be introduced that teaches basic keg shoe modifications. The forge work will also include basic tool making and maintenance. Basic Horseshoeing Course - 12 weeks - This 12-week course is intended for the person who is interested in pursuing a career in horseshoeing. The student will learn the basics of horseshoeing and build on those skills to be able to trim and shoe horses. The topics studied include anatomy, physiology, conformation, gait analysis, tool maintenance, causes of lameness, trimming, and shoeing. Along with the basics, the student will also learn corrective trimming and shoeing techniques. A higher level of forge work will be attained as the student learns how to shape and modify factory-made horseshoes. Basic horseshoe making will also be introduced. The student will learn how to perform all of the keg shoe modifications and some therapeutic shoes such as the straight-bar and egg-bar shoes. Along with shoe making, the student will learn to make tools such as tongs. pritchels, punches, clinch cutters, and more. Aspects of owning and operating a farrier business will be addresses along with the importance of the farrier-client relationship. Advanced Horseshoeing Course – 24 weeks – This course is intended for the person who knows they want a career in horseshoeing. This course builds upon the twelve week course and helps add the experience needed for the student to be able to competently and confidently evaluate horses in order to trim and shoe them according to their needs. The continued study of anatomy, conformation, gait analysis and how this affects the growth and movement of horses teaches the student the importance of understanding how these topics relate to trimming and shoeing sound horses. The student will learn to recognize lameness and shoe accordingly. Forge work will include shoe modifications and how to build therapeutic horseshoes. The student will learn to make many different farrier tools needed for horseshoeing and how to maintain them. Journeyman Horseshoeing Course – 36 weeks – This course is intended for the person who knows they want a career in horseshoeing and wants the skills necessary to leave school and be ready for business. As with the 24 week course, this course also builds upon the content learned in the other courses. It takes time, patience, and a lot of practice to develop trimming, horseshoeing, and forging skills. The student will gain more experience in trimming and shoeing all types of equines. They will learn more shoe modifications and how to build advanced therapeutic shoes. The information learned will prepare a student for the knowledge needed to study toward a level of Certified Journeyman Farrier (CJF) certification with the American Farrier’s Association.
